{Officials in Poland say a Polish tourist who died in an Egyptian resort last month may have been a victim of human trafficking and organised crime.}<\/p>\n
The Polish tourist, named in media reports as Magdalena Zuk, travelled alone to the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam at the end of April.<\/p>\n
Days later, she plunged to her death from a hospital window.<\/p>\n
Egyptian security sources and medical staff say the 27-year-old woman took her own life.<\/p>\n
There has been speculation the woman was the victim of a sexual assault by hotel staff, but Egyptian security sources have denied that she was drugged and raped.<\/p>\n
However, Polish investigators say they are following several lines of inquiry, including forced prostitution, human trafficking and people smuggling.<\/p>\n
{{Erratic behaviour}}<\/p>\n
Local media report that the young woman arrived in the resort, some 750km (450 miles) south of Cairo, on 25 April, and was planning to spend a week there.<\/p>\n
But for reasons unknown her plans changed, and she tried to fly home from the local airport, but was not allowed on the plane because she was acting strangely.<\/p>\n
She was taken to hospital, from where CCTV footage has emerged apparently showing her acting erratically and being restrained by two men.<\/p>\n
Hospital manager Mohamed Sami Gomaa told the privately-run CBC channel she tried to throw herself from a window several times.<\/p>\n
Staff say she was later tied to a bed, but managed to escape, attack a nurse and jump from the building.<\/p>\n
Mr Gomaa also said no rape check had been carried out because she had not made a complaint.<\/p>\n
The Polish foreign ministry has said it is the responsibility of the Egyptian authorities to clarify the circumstances of the death.<\/p>\n
Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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